2015General Election: A surprise overall majority for the Tories

This dramatic election saw a substantial swing to the Conservatives, enabling them to take complete control of the government; an almost complete rout of their erstwhile Lib-Dem coalition partners, losing all but 8 of their previous 56 seats; and a landslide for the Scottish Nationalists, winning 56 out of 59 Scottish seats. Labour hung on in the north of England and in Wales.